Granville Whitener was born in May 2017 at Levine Children’s Hospital. His mom Ashley said his lungs were collapsed and most of his organs were in his chest cavity.
Maybe 12-year-old Christian Eller, can act as some morning motivation. You might have first read about him in July, a few days after he was diagnosed with Stage IV Wilms Tumor Nephroblastmo Kidney Cancer.
When we first introduced Emerson in a #MollysKids post back in January, his mom said this: “We’re not sure if he’ll live five years, ten years, or if he’ll outlive us… we just don’t know.”
Bethany Childers. A longtime one of our #MollysKids. In the hospital for weeks now; her mom, Abby, has been keeping us updated through her Facebook page: Bethany's Butterflies
Well, Alan Jackson's team saw a Molly's Kids post. and sent me a special care package for 6-year-old Cayden. On Wednesday morning, Cayden opened the gift to find the signed posters, pictures, shirt, hats, etc.
Allie McDaniels, 15, longtime one of our #MollysKids, picked up her yearbook from school Wednesday and said she was excited to see her freshman year photo at South Iredell High School. The school let her take it with her service dog, Kolbie.
Taylor lives in Charlotte with PURA Syndrome. She’s 1-of-350 individuals worldwide with a known case. Her mother, Amanda Shanks, says it causes intellectual disabilities and motor delays.
Hannah offered to talk with anyone else living with POTS, to help them network and have an ear to listen. I connected her with Abigale, but wanted to post about her here, too, in case anyone else reading this would like to be in touch.
Abigale Smuda competed in Miss Teen United States nine months ago while fighting a rare autoimmune disorder. We’ve been following her journey as one of our amazing #MollysKids since 2016.
Two children of a South Carolina couple live with NKH (Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia), a genetic disorder so rare that only 500 people in the world live with it.
Eric now currently works at a marketing agency in Hickory and still has his love for journalism. He graduated from Appalachian State University in 2018.
Benjamin turned 4-years old last month in Morganton, and is one of nine children. Ben also lives with a rare form of dwarfism called Hypochondroplasia.
Doctors were able to get 90 percent of the tumor off his eye. His mom Lindsay says he was out of the hospital in three days and you’d “never know he had major surgery aside from the incisions.”
Remember Everleigh Rose Simmons? She was the newest one of our #MollysKids a month ago. She was born in September at 25-weeks, weighing a slight 1-lb, 13-ounces.
Catching up on so many amazing new #MollysKids stories... happy to introduce you guys to Bryson Helms, a 5th grader at Balls Creek Elementary in Newton. He lives with Chronic Pancreatitis.
He was in Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital for 93 days – June 26th to September 27th – for complications from a defect he was born with: Gastroschisis.
Levine Children’s sent Sofia Copp to interview the UNC Charlotte Men’s Soccer Team. This south Charlotte 11-year-old also met the entire football team.
For five years now, Noah has helped make his classmates more aware of what Dwarfism is, and this year he got more creative by inviting his friend Mason in from Burke County to help the cause.
Those who knew Stephen don’t remember him by his illness. They remember him as a happy, popular kid at Salisbury High School. He won Homecoming King, had friends in every direction, and ended up getting his high school diploma while in the hospital right before he passed.
Levine Children’s Hospital already, right this second, has programs in place for kids fighting cancer that include art and music therapy. All through Sherry.
September 27th: The Riddle family has six kids. Their lives are far from calm. But the fact that one daughter has already beaten cancer and another was diagnosed with Congenital Myasthenia Syndrome makes their lives indescribably crazy.
Dr. Chad Jacobsen, a pediatric oncologist in Charlotte, let Molly Grantham twist his arm enough to go live on Facebook and take your questions, and talk about his world with brain tumors and the children in our area who fight them.
Ka’lon White is 8-years old and battles acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). He has a lot of up-and-down days; his mom says yesterday was one of his best ever.
Though only six years old, Madison and her parents were also able to raise over $15,000 to give towards research through her Relay for Life Team. And last month, Madison hosted a blood drive.
These 30 September #MollysKids stories highlight REAL kids in our community who battle. The stories are meant to be shared and educate, as they have every September since 2013.
Brayson was diagnosed in November of 2017 with Medulloblastoma. A brain tumor. Prior to his diagnosis, this Cleveland County teen was a three-sport athlete.
Angel McCaskill will be at Komen Charlotte’s "Race for the Cure" on October 5th. As a 12-year Survivor, she says she wouldn't miss it. SIGN UP to join her and our team http://tinyurl.com/TeamMolly2019.
We love Emily Cook from Shelby. Emily has KIF1A Associated Neurological Disorder (commonly called KAND). Her mom, Julie, is amazing. Constantly researching and trying to find answers.
